Story by Senior Airman Sarah McKernan, 106th Rescue Wing Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y. – The 106th Rescue Wing received the first HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The arrival of the new helicopter, marks Leer más106th Rescue Wing receives first HH-60W Jolly Green II rescue helicopter[…]
23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — On April 16, 2004, the 41st Rescue Squadron and Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron fought bad weather and faced enemy surface-to-air threats to save the lives of five U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook «Sky King 64» aircrew who had crashed in a sandstorm on the desert plains Leer más20th anniversary of the rescue of CH-47D Sky King 64 aircrew[…]
Story by Samuel King, 96th Test Wing EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The BETA Technologies ALIA team waited and watched as an HH-60W Jolly Green II dropped in fast to the clearing beside them deep within the Eglin range to conduct a joint medevac training, on Jan. 11, 2023. As soon as it touched Leer másALIA electric aircraft conducts medevac training with an HH-60W[…]
Story by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli, 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga.— Showcasing not only their exceptional skill and readiness but also their dedication to their motto, an HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter aircrew assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron and 38th Rescue Squadron conducted a rapid patient transport from Ascension Sacred Leer más41st Rescue HH-60W aircrew conducts hospital patient transfer[…]
Story by Senior Airman Courtney Sebastianelli, Air Force 23rd Wing Public Affairs MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The 347th Operations Support Squadron at Moody Air Force Base and the Coast Guard Station Mayport performed a simulated water rescue exercise of a downed pilot during Mosaic Tiger 24-1. November 17, 2023. Bad weather off the Leer másAir Force HH-60W and Coast Guard performs rescue exercise[…]
Story by Airman 1st Class Whitney Gillespie, 23rd Wing MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – An A-10 Thunderbolt II (A-10C) made its final descent into Davis Monthan, Arizona from Moody AFB, Georgia, April 5, 2023 after 14,125 flight hours. Significant in its own right, this will be the first A-10 from Moody reaching retirement age Leer másA-10 Thunderbolt II makes final descent from Moody AFB[…]
A principios de este mes la USAF aceptó sus tres primeros HH-60W “Jolly Green II” Combat Rescue Helicopter. Las entregas se realizaron en Sikorsky (Lockheed Martin) West Palm Beach, Florida, donde la nueva plataforma fue sometida a duras y exigentes pruebas a lo largo de los últimos 17 meses. Demandado desde hace tiempo por los escuadrones Leer másLa USAF recibe los primeros helicópteros Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II[…]
